Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-04-10
BAUER 100 YEARS OLD.
He Takes Glass OF Brandy Before
Breakfast, "a Beer at His First
Meal, Wine at dinner, Then Beer
and Brandy,

He Takes u Glass OF Brandy Before
Breakfast, a Beer at His First
Meal, Wine at dinner, Then Beer
and Brandy.
From TIE Ne4o York Star.
The sun of century shone Sunday on
Mr.. Moses Bauer, a hale and humorous
old gentlemen in First avenue. He en-
tered on the second hundred years of his
life the recipient Of many pleasant wishes
that he might live out its full term, and
have q merry birthday party ON the oc-
casion of his second centennial. He sat
near a window where the golden century
sun covered him with its soft light. HIS
hair fell about his temples
like riffs of snow. His mind
was bright and clear and his men,
DRY Travelled way back into the last
century to his childhood, AS old friends
and young friends came in with gifts Of
fruits and flow ers ne grasped them warm
ly by the hand and smiled, and laughed
and chatted.
He was Older in years than the cOnsti-
tuition of the United States, but in spirits
he was as young and clipper as last
springs sparrows in Central Park. Ii
there was winter on his head there was
perpetual summer in his face.
In the sleepy village OF Shotton, in the
far land of Hesse-Darmstadt, Moses
Bauer first saw the light a hundred years
ago. Then Russia and Turkey were at
war, Mirabeau' was in jail, Louis XVI.
had his crown on his head, Warren
Hastings was waiting to be tried, and
George Washington had not yet been
elected President OF the United States.
He was years old when the bastile fell,
years old during the war in La Vendee
and when the head OF Louis XVI. rolled
off, IL years old when Washington died,
and % years old when Byron's "Childe
Harold' appeared.
Mr.. Bauer twice saw Napoleon l., and
has vivid recollection OF him. He served
short time in Napoieon's army, but did
not take part in any battle. He saw the
grand army tramp by on its fatal march
! to Moscow, and was % years ola when
Napoleon was overthrow at Waterloo.
He was 30 years old when Queen Victoria
was born. In his 10Th year Mr.. Bauer
found his little town to small for him and
resolved to try his fortune in the new
world, and see what prizes America had
to offer for youth and energy. He
emigrated to New York and landed at
Castle Garden at time in life when
nearly all the people of his own genera
ton were dead. At nearly three score
and ten he entered actively into business
in this city and was busy Tor twenty
years. He was actively engaged in his
daily occupation Of a wholesale butcher
Till he was past 30 years old.
When he was 81 years old he had a
severe attack OF Illness that might have
killed a younger man, but alter a long
struggle be survived, though his illness
had left MIN blind. He can distinguish
between light and darkness, but he cam
not see any object. His teeth are sound.
He dosen't like Cruel and can eat tough
steak. For exercise he frequently walks
a distance OF forty or fifty blocks, his
granddaughter or one of his great grand
children accompanying hm because be
IL blind. If he were going down TO
the City Hall he would rather walk than
ride.
Every Saturday afternoon he walks TO
the synagogue in Second avenue, between
Forty-siXth and lorty-seyeuth streets,
for he Is an orthodox Hebrew Of the old
scbO0l, VINO never beard of Felix Adler.
he rises every morning at the early hour
Of6 or O'Clock, goes down 10 breakfast
and drinks glass OF brandy; AZ 10
O'Clock be partakes ~ HIGHT lunch and
drinks glass " beer: 90 O'NsDck be eats
a hearty dinner OF meats, We fstaDles and
dessert and drinks glass % wine; IN the
evening no has iignt supper and an
other glass Of beer, and Just before going
10 bed, NJ the b0ur Of . \. M, be drinks a
glass Of brandy.
MS mind is 80 strong and clear that be
could argue with WQllan 81 Eyarts. TO
has great iDnd Of humorous and witty